I LIKE This Guy

I just finished a post about Minnesota Democrats being split on the health care bill. Good for them. Then I lamented the fact that they just be holding out for more “what’s in it for them.” Shame on them.

WASHINGTON — North Carolina Rep. Mike McIntyre has announced that he will vote against a $1.2 trillion health-care bill in the House of Representatives, saying that reform needs to fiscally responsible and done in targeted steps.

Not only is McIntyre standing up for what is fiscally sound, but he is doing it at significant risk to his standing within the Democratic party: